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#FA385C Color

#FA385C is rgb(250, 56, 92) in RGB, hsl(349, 95%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 78%, 63%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Radical Red (#FF355E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA385C
HEX#FA385C
RGBrgb(250, 56, 92)
HSLhsl(349, 95%, 60%)
HSVhsv(349, 78%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 63%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.227 16.6)
LABlab(56.83% 73.14 28.77)
LCHlch(56.83% 78.59 21.47)

What #FA385C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FA385C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FA385C Channel Values

How #FA385C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 56 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 95% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 78% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 78% · Y 63% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA385C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FA385C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FA385C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA385C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FA385C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FA385C.

How #FA385C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FA385C
Protanopia#7A7A5A
Protanomaly#BB665B
Deuteranopia#9E9E51
Deuteranomaly#CA8155
Tritanopia#F93E3E
Tritanomaly#F93C4C
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FA385C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fa385c: #FA385C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA385C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa385c': '#FA385C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.220, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_fa385c">#FA385C</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA385C"

More Red Colors

#FA385C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA385C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA385C?

#FA385C is a light red — rgb(250, 56, 92) in RGB and hsl(349, 95%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Radical Red (#FF355E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.3.

What is the RGB value of #FA385C?

#FA385C is rgb(250, 56, 92) — red 250, green 56, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA385C?

#FA385C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 78%, 63%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA385C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA385C scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA385C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA385C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.35, which is visibly different.

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